Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.